Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ (millions) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
134
Highest
86,453 millions
China
Lowest
0 millions
Tunisia
Median
393.82 millions
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
2,496
What the numbers show
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ (millions) is currently reported for 134 countries. The highest value is 86,453 millions in China; the lowest is 0 millions in Tunisia.
The median across all reporting countries is 393.82 millions, and the mean is 3,861 millions.
Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 21,128.1%), and the largest decrease in Democratic Republic of Congo (down 100.0%).
Government expenditure on pre-primary … constant PPP millions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 86,453 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | United States | 74,809 millions | 2021 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 3 | Russia | 51,570 millions | 2013 | up 144.7% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 38,024 millions | 2022 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 5 | France | 26,351 millions | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 6 | Brazil | 20,461 millions | 2011 | up 133.0% | rising |
| 7 | South Korea | 14,176 millions | 2022 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Italy | 13,470 millions | 2022 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 13,024 millions | 2022 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 12,745 millions | 2022 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 11,213 millions | 2022 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 12 | India | 10,074 millions | 2020 | up 351.8% | volatile |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 8,030 millions | 2021 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Argentina | 7,480 millions | 2023 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Sweden | 7,400 millions | 2022 | up 5.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Ukraine | 7,387 millions | 2021 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 17 | Turkey | 7,126 millions | 2022 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Vietnam | 5,961 millions | 2013 | up 180.8% | rising |
| 19 | Belgium | 5,511 millions | 2022 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 20 | Australia | 5,476 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Netherlands | 5,303 millions | 2022 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 4,392 millions | 2023 | up 181.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Israel | 4,131 millions | 2022 | up 120.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Chile | 3,965 millions | 2022 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Peru | 3,945 millions | 2024 | up 35.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Austria | 3,493 millions | 2022 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 27 | Czechia | 3,416 millions | 2022 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 28 | Belarus | 3,305 millions | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 29 | Switzerland | 3,286 millions | 2022 | up 184.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Canada | 3,255 millions | 2000 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 31 | Thailand | 3,159 millions | 2013 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Romania | 2,979 millions | 2022 | up 79.4% | rising |
| 33 | Ecuador | 2,652 millions | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 34 | Norway | 2,634 millions | 2022 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Finland | 2,547 millions | 2022 | up 6.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 2,509 millions | 2022 | up 58.8% | rising |
| 37 | Hungary | 2,469 millions | 2022 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 38 | Portugal | 1,832 millions | 2022 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Denmark | 1,755 millions | 2022 | down 62.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Indonesia | 1,742 millions | 2014 | up 318.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Malaysia | 1,556 millions | 2023 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Slovakia | 1,531 millions | 2022 | up 101.0% | rising |
| 43 | Egypt | 1,451 millions | 2022 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Lithuania | 1,166 millions | 2022 | up 82.8% | rising |
| 45 | Greece | 1,162 millions | 2022 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Guatemala | 1,108 millions | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Hong Kong | 1,100 millions | 2024 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Turkmenistan | 1,087 millions | 2024 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 49 | New Zealand | 973.76 millions | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 50 | South Africa | 931.85 millions | 2024 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Kuwait | 913.46 millions | 2014 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Dominican Republic | 863.63 millions | 2023 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Mongolia | 860.02 millions | 2024 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 54 | Croatia | 790.94 millions | 2011 | up 89.7% | rising |
| 55 | Moldova | 721.89 millions | 2023 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 704.44 millions | 2023 | up 111.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Latvia | 669.44 millions | 2022 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 665.58 millions | 2023 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Slovenia | 622.87 millions | 2022 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 60 | Ghana | 561.77 millions | 2014 | up 181.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Uruguay | 535.7 millions | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 520.77 millions | 2024 | up 144.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Bolivia | 508.82 millions | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 64 | Luxembourg | 498.49 millions | 2022 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Paraguay | 450.63 millions | 2024 | up 138.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Georgia | 444.1 millions | 2021 | up 250.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Colombia | 428.23 millions | 1999 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Rwanda | 359.41 millions | 2024 | up 21,128.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Honduras | 324.08 millions | 2024 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Tanzania | 303.01 millions | 2014 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 71 | Ireland | 294.42 millions | 2015 | up 3,634.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Armenia | 271.02 millions | 2023 | up 128.3% | rising |
| 73 | Philippines | 267.53 millions | 2009 | up 1,457.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Iceland | 266.99 millions | 2022 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 75 | El Salvador | 262.15 millions | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 76 | Cote d'Ivoire | 238.92 millions | 2024 | up 99.8% | volatile |
| 77 | Kenya | 190.04 millions | 2015 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Estonia | 179.09 millions | 2013 | up 48.1% | falling |
| 79 | Ethiopia | 159.93 millions | 2014 | up 5,274.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Togo | 142.25 millions | 2024 | up 1,433.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Cyprus | 136.1 millions | 2022 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 82 | Cameroon | 113.04 millions | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Congo | 110.34 millions | 2010 | up 1,612.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Malta | 108.62 millions | 2022 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Iran | 100.33 millions | 2022 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Panama | 95.23 millions | 2011 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 87 | Jamaica | 91.23 millions | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 88 | Laos | 90.81 millions | 2014 | up 825.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Senegal | 80.18 millions | 2022 | up 24.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 77.36 millions | 2015 | up 279.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Oman | 75.75 millions | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Nepal | 73.95 millions | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Nicaragua | 71.31 millions | 2023 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Maldives | 51.42 millions | 2019 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 95 | Benin | 50.87 millions | 2015 | up 420.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Gabon | 45.08 millions | 2014 | — | rising |
| 97 | Mauritius | 42.07 millions | 2024 | up 140.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Niger | 37.74 millions | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Bhutan | 35.02 millions | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Myanmar | 33.06 millions | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Cambodia | 30.61 millions | 2014 | up 493.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Guyana | 24.77 millions | 2012 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Jordan | 20.16 millions | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Belize | 16.53 millions | 2023 | up 432.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Andorra | 14.95 millions | 2023 | down 31.5% | flat |
| 106 | Aruba | 13.59 millions | 2016 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 107 | Brunei | 12.11 millions | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Namibia | 11.7 millions | 2017 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Seychelles | 11.35 millions | 2016 | up 208.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Burkina Faso | 11.09 millions | 2016 | up 442.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.89 millions | 2023 | down 90.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Zambia | 10.51 millions | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Eswatini | 9.12 millions | 2014 | up 6,282.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Mauritania | 8.89 millions | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 115 | Bermuda | 5.43 millions | 2017 | down 41.6% | rising |
| 116 | Comoros | 4.51 millions | 2015 | up 2,911.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Vanuatu | 4.02 millions | 2024 | up 7,804.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Mali | 3.45 millions | 2021 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Madagascar | 2.06 millions | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Fiji | 1.9 millions | 2011 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Central African Republic | 1.87 millions | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.62 millions | 2015 | up 424.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Guinea | 1.53 millions | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Lesotho | 1.16 millions | 2018 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Cape Verde | 1.15 millions | 2019 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Barbados | 1.14 millions | 2008 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Dominica | 0.6747 millions | 2020 | up 845.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Burundi | 0.1866 millions | 2013 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Chad | 0.0772 millions | 2021 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 millions | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Saint Lucia | 0 millions | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Morocco | 0 millions | 2013 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Malawi | 0 millions | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Tunisia | 0 millions | 2010 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release